Stove construction



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STOVE CONSTRUCTION Guy 0. Davis and Herbert J; Moon, Milwaukee, Wis.,assignors to National Enameling 8a Stamping 00., Inc., Milwaukee, Win, acomration of New Jersey Application October 28, 1937, Serial No. 171,435

6 'Claims. (01. 126-39) The present invention relates to stoves, and thestove when said member is moved into a pomore in particular to stovesused for domestic sition to dispose the heating compartment abovepurposes. v the heating means of the stove.

Among the objects of the present invention is Still a further object ofthe present invention to provide a stove which is simple and inexpenisto provide novel means for holding the movable sive to make, compact inits construction and 'member of the stove in a plurality of positionseasy to operate. and which means is so constructed and arranged Stillanother object of the present invention as to facilitate the movement ofsaid member is to provide a novel stove including a movable from oneposition to another. More particularly,

10 member provided with a heating compartment, the present inventioncontemplates the use of 10 which member, when not in use, serves toproresilient means which is constructed and arvide a flat top stove butwhich, in its operative ranged so as to have moments of force throuposition, is adapted to overlie heating means asout the movement of themovable member subi t it id t stantially conforming to the moments offorce The present invention contemplates the idea qu d to e d ovableember. Sa d u of providing a stove of compact construction force pp d ySaid resilient means being pwhichcan be conveniently used in modernapartp ed in a direetien t0 assist in'the moving of ments where spacelimitations are such that the said member from a position in which theheatsi n fonn f the t v mu t b tak into ing compartment is in itsinoperative position to consideration. A stove made in accordance with ap si ion where the said heating compartment M the present inventiontherefore includes as an is in its pe v pos tion. element in thestructure a member provided with Other objects, features, p b t e a dad-' a heating compartment, which member is movvantages are comprehendedy e v t on, as able from its inoperative position to such a posiwilllater appear and as are inherently possessed tion that the heatingcompartment overlies heat hereby.

ing means of the stove, the member, when in its er g to the drawings:inoperative position, being formed as a portion Figure l is eW inPerspective Showing of said stove so that the entire assembly is neatstove made in accordance with the p s t in appearance and is compact soas to take the vention;

i im of space, Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the stove '0 Stillanother object of the present invention disclosing the movable ovenmember disposed is to provide a stove including a movable member betweens i p r t v a d ope ative pos ons" having a heating compartment, whichmember, Figure 3 is a view in perspective of the stove when the heatingcompartment is in its inoperadisclosing t pp ce of the same when thetive position, has a wall forming the top of said v is i a positionabove h at m ans of 88 stove and which member can be moved into a S idStove; position so that the heating compartment over- Figure 4' is aview in front elevation f the lies the heating means of the stove. stoveshown in Figure 1 of the drawings disclos- Th present invention alsocomprehends the ing more in detail the mounting for the movable 4 ideaof providing a compact stove construction oven member;

including a movable member having a heatin Figure 5 is a view incross-section taken in the compartment, which member, when in one of apl n r pr n e by lines 5-5 of Figure 4 of plurality of positions, has awall forming the the drawings and showing the oven in its nortop of thestove which is adapted to support armally inoperative position below theburners of ticles in heat transfer association with heating the stove;

means of the stove and which member, when in Figure 6 is a view incross-section taken in a another position, disposes the heatingcompartplane corresponding to theplane indicated as ment'in overlyingrelation to said heating means. 55 of Figure 4 of the drawings, butshowing 1 Another object within the purview of the presthe oven disposedin v rlyin relation to the ent invention is to provide a compact stoveof burners of the stove; u box-like construction having a movable memberFigure 7 is a viewin cross-section similar to provided with a heatingcompartment movable Figure 5 of the drawings but disclosing resilient asabove indicated and in association with which means for facilitating themovement of the oven is a closure member adapted to close the recessmember;

in which said member is located in the body of Figure 8 is a view incross-section similar to I Figure 6 of the drawings disclosing theresilient means of Figure 7 and the position thereof when the oven is inits operative position;

Figure 9 is a graph showing the relationship between the moment exertedby the resilient means of Figures 7 and 8 and the turning momentrequired to move the oven from'its inoperative position to its operativeposition.

Referring now more in detail to the drawings, an embodiment selected toillustrate the present invention comprises a body 2 which is supportedupon a base 4, it being understood that the body 2 may be supported uponany desired means and connected thereto in any manner. The body 2comprises a fixed part 6 which has a front side including closuremembers 8 and I8. These closure members may be hinged whereby access maybe gained to inner compartments of the stove, or, if desired, the memberl8 may form the front of a drawer adapted to, hold cooking utensils andthe like. This'fixed part 6 of.the stove is further provided with a topl2 having a grate or grill l4 which is immediately above a plurality ofburners l6, l8 and 28 whereby a plurality of cooking utensils may besupported above the burners for cooking purposes. The stove body 2further includes the splash-back 22 as is customary in stoves of thistype, and also a recess 24 formed in part by the stationary part 6 andin part by the side wall 26, within which is disposed a movable part ormember 28. This member 28 is of box-like construction having acompartment 38 adjacent one end enclosing a plurality of burners 32 and34, which compartment is formed in part by an end wall 36 provided witha grill or grating 38 disposed immediately adjacent and above theburners 32 and 34 so that when the movable member 28 is in the positionas shown in Figures 1, 4, 5 and '7 of the drawings, the end wall 36forms a part of the top of the stove and is disposed in substantiallythe same plane as the wall l2. This end wall 36 and grating 38 thereforeprovide a support for cooking utensils when it is desired to cookfoodover the burners 32 and 34, or a support for utensils when cooking isbeing done over the burners l6, l8 and 28.

This movable member 28 is further provided with an oven or heatingcompartment 48 which is normally disposed below the plane of the burn-'ers 32 and 34. When the member 28 is in the position as shown in Figures1, 4, 5 and 7 of the drawings, but which oven or heating compartment 48is adapted to be disposed inoverlying relation to the burners 32 and 34when the oven is moved or rotated into a position as shown in Figures 3,6 and 8. When the oven or heating compartment is in its lower orinoperative position, the front face 42-of the member 28 is overlappedby the closure member 44 which finishes the front side of the stove soas to make a pleasing appearance but which closure member is opened asshown in Figure 2 when it is desired to move the oven into overlyingrelation to the burners 32 and 34. After the oven has been moved to saidposition, the closure member 44 is released and the same is disposed inthe position as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings to close the lowerpart of recess 24 and to form a finished construction for the front sideof the stove. The oven or heating compartment is provided with theclosure member 46 whereby access may be gained thereto for putting infood or other material to be cooked or otherwise treated.

In connection with the present invention, it

should be noted that the burners l6, l8 and 28, and 32 and 34 are of thegeneral type usually found in kerosene stoves, control of the formerbeing eflected by way of the closure member 8 and the latter by way of aclosure member 41 provided for the compartment 38 when the heatingcompartment is in its inoperative position and by way of a closuremember 48 provided for the compartment 88 when the heating compartmentis in its overlying relation to said burners 32 and 34. These burnersare diagrammatically shown in the present application and are regulatedthrough the usual mechanism generally represented as 58 on the drawings,the operation of which, of course, is well understood and needs nofurther description. It is to be noted, however, that although thepresent embodiments disclose a stove of the kerosene type, neverthelessthe invention is not to be limited thereto but is to apply to all stovesirrespective of whether the heating means is adapted for use withkerosene or is of the type generally used for gas or other heatingmediums,

In order to rotate the member 28 as indicated, a plurality of rollermembers 52 and 54 are mounted upon opposite sides of said member, whichrollers are disposed to cooperate with the circular tracks 56 and 58mounted upon the stationary part 6 and the side wall 26, respectively,whereby the member 28 is rotatably supported upon said tracks. Althoughthe rollers and tracks are disclosed as being mounted upon the member 28and the stove structure, respectively, nevertheless it will be clearlyappreciated that such structure may be reversed and the rollers mountedupon the stove structure and the guides or tracks mounted upon themovable member 28. The wall of the stationary part 6 within the track 56is cut out to accommodate the burner mechanism 58 so that such mechanismwill not be interfered with in any way whatsoever upon rotation of themember 28 from one position to another. It is also to be noted, asindicated in Figure 7 of the drawings, that the splash-back at 68 is cutaway to accommodate member 28 upon a swinging of the oven or heatingcompartment into operative position and that the closure member 44 andthe hinge elements therefor are so disposed as to provide clearance asat 62 for the member 28.

It will be clearly appreciated that the stove construction above.described is very compact, requiring a minimum of space, and isparticularly adapted for use in small apartments where all the availablespace must be used. The housewife, when cooking food in receptacles, canmake use of the burners 32 and 34 in addition to burners l6, l8 and 28,and even though such former burners are not used, the top of member 28serves as a table upon which-articles may be placed. These bumers 32 and34, however, do provide extra cooking facilities when it is notnecessary to use the oven for any purpose. However, should the oven beneeded for baking or roasting purposes, closure member 44 can be swungdownwardly and the member 28 rotated into the position as shown inFigure 3 of the drawings, at which time the burners 32 and 34 serve thedual function of providing heating means for said oven. After the ovenhas served in its roasting or baking capacity, the member 28 can berotated into its former position wherein the end wall 36 again serves asa support, as hereinbefore described. It will of course beappreciated'that the stove presents a pleasing appearance when member 28is be moved into overlying relation to the top I2 one position toanother.

and end wall 36, respectively, to keep dirt and dust from the burnersand to provide a continuous table top to place articles thereon when thestove is not in use. covers may be moved to raised or lowered positiondepending on the burners which are in useor whether the oven is in itsoperative or inoperative position.

In order to facilitate the moving or rotating of member 28 into aposition so that the oven or heating compartment is disposed aboveburners 32 and 34, a spring 64 is located on each side of said member,one end 66 of these springs being connected to member 28 as shown inFigures '7 and 8, and the other end 68 of these springs being connectedto brackets 10 formed on or connected to the stove body. These springsare of such a construction and so arranged with respect to member 28 andthe stove body that the turning moments which they apply to the member28 because of the tension therein are substantially equal to or conformwith the turning moments required to lift the member 28 throughout itsmovement from By referring to Figure 9 of the drawings, the turningmoment required to move the oven is shown in the dotted graph 12, whilethe turning moment exerted by the springs 64 upon member 28 isrepresented by the full line graph 14. It will be seen by comparingthese two graphs that the turning moment applied by the springs 64 isslightly greater than the turning moment necessary to move the oven, andsuch condition exists until the oven reaches a point approximately'lBOdegrees from its initial position. At that time the turning moment ofthe springs is gradually reduced below the turning moment required tomove the oven, but inasmuch as the member 28 has been moved so that theoven is practically in' its superimposed or overlying relation with theburners 32 and 34, the lack of assistance from the springs 64 is not adisadvantage because the member 28, when in said position, can be easilyhandled, By constructing and arranging these springs 64 so as to producethe necessary turning moment for the member 28 substantially throughoutits entire movement, it will be seen that the oven can be quickly movedfrom one position to another without any great effort and;

I that in-moving the said member 28 from either of said positions to theother said springs act as a counterbalance to prevent damage tothe-stove and to eliminate objectionable noises.

While we have herein described and upon the drawings shown illustrativeembodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that the inventionis not to be limited thereto but may comprebend other constructions,arrangements of parts, details and features without departing from thespirit of the invention.

We claim:

1. A stove comprising adjacently disposed boxlike members forming astove of box-like construction, one of said members being stationary andthe other of said members being movable into a plurality of positions,heating means adjacent the top of said stove, and means for movablymounting said second-named member, said Either one or both of thesev 3second-named member being provided with a heating compartment normallydisposed .beneath said heating means whensaid member is in one of itspositions and being movable into overlying relation with said heatingmeans when said memher is in another of its positions, said secondnamedmember having'means for supporting cooking utensils or the like in heattransfer association with said heating means when said second-namedmember is in said first-named position.

' 2. In a-stove, the combination of a stove body comprising a stationarybody portion formed in part by a box-like structure providing acompartment, heating means disposed in association,

with said compartment, said body portion being further formed in part bya wall spaced laterally from said box-like structure providing a recess,

heating means disposed in said recess laterally of' saidfirst-namedheatingmeans, and a body member disposed in said recess'andprovided with a heating compartment, and means for movabiy mounting saidbody member in said recess whereby said heating compartment can be movedinto overlying relation to said second-named heating means.

3.v In a stove, the combination of a stationary body, heating meansassociated with said body,

' additional heating means disposed adjacent. said first-named heatingmeans, a member provided with a heating compartment disposed adjacentsaid body, and means for movabiy mounting saidv member for movement ofsaid heating compart- .ment into a plurality of positions, one of saidpositions being in overlying relation to said second-named heating meansand another of said positions being beneath said second-named heatingmeans.

4. In a stove, the combination of a stationary body, heatingmeansassociated with said body, additional heating means disposedadjacent said first-named heating means, a member provided with aheating compartment disposed adjacent member for movement of saidheating compartment into a plurality of positions, one of said positionsbeing in overlying relation to said second-named heatingmeans andanother of said positions being beneath said second-named. heatingmeans, said member having means for supporting cooking utensils or thelike in heat transfer association with said second-named heating meanswhen saidheating compartment is in said second-named position.

5. In a stove,-the combination of a stationary.

body, heating means associated with said body, a member provided with aheating compartment disposed adjacent said body, additional heatingmeans disposed in normally stationary position in association with saidmember, and means forsaid body, and means for movably mounting saidrotatably mounting said member for movement of said heating compartmentinto a plurality of positions with respect to said second-named heatingmeans, oneof said positions being in and a second compartment, track androller means for mounting said member on said supporting means. heatingmeans extending through one of said tracks and into said secondcompartment and being provided with heat transfer means disposed in saidsecond compartment, said member being movable upon said track and rolie!to dispose said heating compartment in a plurality of positions one ofwhich is in overlying relation to said heat transfer means. i

GUY C. DAVIS. HERBERT J. MOON.

